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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 55

Offences How Triable, and Penalties How Recovered

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Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 55 is part of Indian Ports Act, 1908 - Offences How Triable, and Penalties How Recovered. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

All offences against this Act shall be triable by a Magistrate and any Magistrate may, by warrant under his hand, cause the amount of any fine imposed upon the owner or master of any vessel, for any offence committed on board of the vessel or in the management thereof or otherwise in relation thereto, whereof the owner or master is convicted, to be levied by distress and sale of the vessel, and the tackle, apparel and furniture thereof, or so much thereof as is necessary.

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What does Indian Ports Act, 1908 Section 55 provide?

Section Section 55 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Offences How Triable, and Penalties How Recovered) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Ports Act, 1908. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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